Essential Video Production Skills

Essential Video Production Skills for Research Students (Beginners Level)

Purpose of Course

In recent years audiovisual research assets have move from being viewed as ‘non-standard outputs’ due to the advent of high quality and low cost equipment, and the increase in audiovisual literacy. The audiovisual now plays a much more central role in academic research and direct outputs.

This 2-day introductory course, delivered by specialist staff at Learning on Screen, will enable doctoral students to develop video productions skills for research purposes (outputs and presentation) and will enhance general employability.

By the end of the course attendees will have developed an understanding of the equipment and techniques required in video production and will have utilised this knowledge to have produced, edited and uploaded a film

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Learning on Screen
‘Learning on Screen –the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council’ has been opening up access to moving image and sound since 1948. We are a membership organisation representing 94% of the UKFHE sector and our charitable object is “the advancement of education by promoting the production study and use of moving image, sound and related media within education and research.”

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DAY 1 Introduction to equipment and techniques and filming material for a short film

Day 1 will provide attendees with an overview of the elements necessary to complete a small, low-cost production. Working in 2 groups attendees will film material to create a short film.

Through ‘hands-on’ sessions attendees will develop filming skills.

Topics will include -
Camera

Camera types (DSLR, Camcorder, phones, etc.)

The basics (ISO, frame-rates, white balance, etc.)

Lighting

3-point lighting

Cheats

Composition

Rule of thirds / Golden ratio

Image depth

Sound

The importance of sound

Recording methods

Cleaning bad sound

Using music to aid engagement

Free music / sound sources

Editing

Employing narrative

The cut

Supporting images (research footage, stock footage, stills, etc.)

Graphics

Creating lower-3rds / Captions

Additional

Backing up footage

Re-encoding of footage

Clearing picture/music rights

Interview techniques

Practical Exercise

Set up lighting for a talking heads interview

Prep the camera and video cards

Film the interview

Film additional footage

Back up the video cards post-shoot

DAY 2 Editing and Uploading

Using the material created on Day 1 attendees will edit and upload their films.

The second day of the course will give attendees the opportunity to continue to put into practice what they learned on Day 1, building on their understanding of the skills needed to complete a short film.

Through ‘hands-on’ sessions attendees will develop editing skills.

The day will be broken into the following practical activities-

Stage 1

Convert the footage to an alternative format

Import into an NLE (non-linear editing) system

Stage 2

Edit the footage

Stage 3

Incorporate stock images

Incorporate sound

Incorporate graphics

Stage 4

Export the completed cut

Stage 5

Upload film to YouTube

This training is open to CHASE funded and associate students

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